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  The Speedway Club at Charlotte Motor Speedway

  John Force Grandstand, 5555 Concord Pkwy S, Concord, NC 28027, USA

  • Spaces for 10-450 Guests
  • 1 Restaurant
  • 1 Bar
  • 8 Total Spaces

  The Speedway Club occupies the fifth and sixth floors of Smith Tower at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, with views across the 1.5-mile superspeedway from nearly every event space. The club positions itself as one of the world's most unique entertainment venues, offering over 13,000 square feet of flexible event space across eight distinct rooms and areas — from the intimate 255-square-foot Chairman's Room with its chef's table to the 6,200-square-foot Ballroom with a permanent dance floor. Eight spaces accommodate groups from 10 to 450 guests, with configurable floor plans suited to corporate functions, weddings, holiday parties, rehearsal dinners, and social events. In-house catering menus can be customized for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and kosher needs, and specialty cakes may be brought in with prior approval. Audio/visual equipment, complimentary Wi-Fi, and on-site parking are provided with each space. Events can be paired with Charlotte Motor Speedway track tours or professional driving experiences — bookable through several partner programs — for groups that want to add a motorsports element to their event.

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  The Century Room

  20 S Spruce St, Asheville, NC 28801, USA

  • Spaces for 40-250 Guests
  • 2 Restaurants
  • 1 Ballroom
  • 2 Total Spaces

  The Century Room on the Park occupies the second floor of Pack's Tavern in downtown Asheville, housed within a restored 1907 building adjacent to Pack Square Park. The venue's main event space is a turn-of-the-century ballroom with high ceilings, exposed wood trusses, and original brick walls — a historic interior in one of Asheville's landmark settings. The ballroom accommodates up to 180 seated guests or 250 for a cocktail-style gathering, and is equipped with a private suite and advanced audio-visual capabilities. For smaller occasions, the Parkside Patio seats 25 to 40 guests across both covered and open-air sections, with direct views of Pack Square Park. A fully staffed kitchen and full bar support every event, with catering options spanning hors d'oeuvres, buffet, plated, and family-style service. A dedicated events team assists with planning from first inquiry through event day.

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  Mayton Inn

  301 S Academy St, Cary, NC 27511, USA

  • Spaces for 12-250 Guests
  • 1 Restaurant
  • 5 Hotels
  • 5 Total Spaces

  The Mayton is a 44-room boutique hotel in downtown Cary, North Carolina, positioned alongside Downtown Cary Park. The property offers six dedicated event spaces suited to gatherings of all scales — from intimate private dinners to receptions of up to 150 guests — with catering provided by the in-house Peck & Plume restaurant throughout. The Terrace, elevated 14 feet above street level, delivers panoramic views of the park and features a retractable awning and built-in sound system, accommodating 70 seated or 150 for cocktail receptions. The Park Room brings floor-to-ceiling windows, hardwood floors, and custom chandeliers to groups of up to 64 seated or 90 for receptions. For smaller occasions, the Redbud Room and Indigo Room provide private dining settings with natural light, while the North Corner combines three connected areas — including a covered outdoor terrace — for indoor-outdoor events of up to 50 guests. The hotel's 44 guest rooms and suites, including two- and three-bedroom options that accommodate up to 10, allow wedding parties and event guests to stay close to the celebration. The Mayton sits within walking distance of downtown Cary dining, breweries, and shops.

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  North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

  11 W Jones St, Raleigh, NC 27601, USA

  • Spaces for 75-400 Guests
  • 1 Restaurant
  • 4 Museums
  • 4 Total Spaces

  The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences — the largest natural science museum in the Southeast — offers one of downtown Raleigh's most distinctive settings for private events. Spread across two connected buildings at 11 and 121 West Jones Street, the museum hosts gatherings ranging from intimate afternoon meetings to multi-floor evening receptions for up to 2,000 guests. Evening events unfold among the museum's signature exhibits: the Mountains to the Sea hall on the second floor, anchored by a two-story waterfall; the Prehistoric North Carolina gallery, with its towering fossil displays and the Terror of the South exhibits; and the SECU Daily Planet Theater, whose curved screen spans three floors of the Nature Research Center. The Acro Café provides a more intimate dining setting beneath the Living Conservatory, while the William G. Ross Jr. Environmental Conference Center accommodates daytime conferences, luncheons, and meetings — configurable into three separate rooms with audiovisual equipment included. Rocky Top Hospitality serves as the museum's exclusive caterer for all on-site events.

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  Meridian Restaurant

  411 Marshall St SW, Winston-Salem, NC 27101, USA

  • Spaces for 35-145 Guests
  • 3 Restaurants
  • 1 Bar
  • 1 Meeting Space

  Meridian Restaurant is a fine dining destination in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, founded in 2007. A James Beard-nominated establishment and two-time winner of the National Elite 10 Best Restaurants Award, Meridian has built its reputation on Mediterranean-inspired cuisine crafted from local, organic, and seasonal ingredients — with everything prepared in-house, from hand-rolled pasta and artisan breads to house-made sausages and fresh mozzarella. For private events, Meridian offers several configurations to fit the occasion. A smaller private dining room accommodates up to 35 guests for business functions and intimate celebrations, while a larger private room hosts up to 100. The bar area seats 35 or accommodates 60 for standing receptions, and the full restaurant is available for exclusive buyout events. Customizable menus — either à la carte or fully designed — are paired with an award-winning wine list, with catering and private chef services also available.

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  Carolina Club

  150 Stadium Dr, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, USA

  • Spaces for 20-350 Guests
  • 3 Restaurants
  • 1 Ballroom
  • 4 Total Spaces

  Set within the George Watts Hill Alumni Center on the University of North Carolina campus in Chapel Hill, The Carolina Club is a private business and social club that welcomes alumni, university faculty and staff, and the broader Chapel Hill community. Warm, wood-accented interiors carry an atmosphere of distinction, with in-house dining and personalized service at the center of the experience. The Club's event spaces suit a wide range of gatherings, from corporate seminars and board meetings to weddings, graduation parties, and life celebrations. The centerpiece is Alumni Hall, a 7,500-square-foot room with an elevated stage that divides into three sections using movable walls, each opening onto an outdoor terrace. Smaller rooms, including the mural-lined Peebles Room and the walnut-paneled Royall Room, offer intimate settings for showers, luncheons, and business meetings. An experienced catering and food-and-beverage team prepares every event in house, and a dedicated private events staff works through the details of each occasion. While The Carolina Club is a members' club, it welcomes private event rentals from non-members, and its team can coordinate the arrangements.

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  Cross Creek Country Club

  1129 Greenhill Rd, Mt Airy, NC 27030, USA

  • Spaces for 40-350 Guests
  • 1 Restaurant
  • 1 Ballroom
  • 9 Total Spaces

  Cross Creek Country Club sits at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Mount Airy, North Carolina, on land that was once a working farm. Established in 1973 around an 18-hole golf course designed by architect Joseph Lee, the semi-private club pairs fine dining and recreation with a full calendar of private events — weddings and receptions, corporate meetings, golf outings, and holiday gatherings. A 2001 clubhouse renovation added the Grand Ballroom, the club's largest event space, which seats up to 350 guests and opens onto a balcony overlooking the course. Beyond the ballroom, the club offers a range of indoor rooms and an outdoor pavilion, accommodating everything from small private parties to celebrations of up to 350 guests. Wedding parties can hold ceremonies at the scenic pavilion or creek-side settings before moving indoors for the reception. Events are supported by an in-house team that coordinates food and beverage, room setup, and audio/visual needs, with wireless internet throughout the clubhouse. The Sunset Grille restaurant, along with swimming and tennis facilities, rounds out the property.

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  Ruth's Chris Steak House - Wilmington

  301 N Water St, Wilmington, NC 28401, USA

  • Spaces for 50-120 Guests
  • 3 Restaurants
  • 1 Outdoor

  Ruth's Chris Steak House in Wilmington is situated in downtown Wilmington at 244 North Water Street, within steps of the Cape Fear Riverwalk. The restaurant offers private dining across three dedicated spaces — The Regatta Room, The Cape Fear Room, and The High Tide Terrace — accommodating groups ranging from intimate gatherings to parties of up to 70 guests. Each space suits a range of occasions, from corporate dinners and business meetings to milestone celebrations and rehearsal dinners. A private dining manager works with each group to shape the event, drawing on the kitchen's signature menu of USDA prime steaks and seasonal selections. Valet parking is available nearby at 14 Grace Street, and complimentary WiFi is offered throughout the restaurant.

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  The Waynesville Inn Golf Resort & Spa

  176 Country Club Dr, Waynesville, NC 28786, USA

  • Spaces for 70-300 Guests
  • 1 Restaurant
  • 1 Bar
  • 3 Total Spaces

  Waynesville Inn and Golf Club, a member of the Tapestry Collection by Hilton, is a championship golf resort situated in Waynesville, North Carolina, with the Great Smoky Mountains on one side and the Blue Ridge Parkway and Balsam Mountains on the other. The property has been welcoming guests since 1926, and its 27-hole Donald Ross-designed golf course has been recently renovated. For private events and weddings, the resort offers more than 6,000 square feet of indoor space and 9,500 square feet of outdoor event space. The Event Lawn accommodates up to 300 guests beneath an open mountain sky, while The Grill and Rotunda — a 3,700-square-foot restaurant space — seats up to 150 guests for receptions, rehearsal dinners, and welcome parties. The Watershed, a lower-level tavern with exposed brick walls and a private entrance, is sized for intimate celebrations of up to 70 guests. All events are supported by in-house catering, with banquet menus available and the option to customize. The resort's 111 guest rooms, seasonal outdoor pool, and on-site fitness center round out the experience for guests traveling from outside the area.

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  Westglow Resort & Spa

  224 Westglow Cir, Blowing Rock, NC 28605, USA

  • Spaces for 20-300 Guests
  • 1 Restaurant
  • 1 Resort
  • 1 Historic Space

  Westglow Resort & Spa is a historic luxury estate set on 11 acres in Blowing Rock, North Carolina, in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places — its centerpiece, a Greek Revival Manor House, was originally built in the early 1900s as the summer retreat of celebrated American artist Elliott Daingerfield, whose original artwork remains on display throughout. The resort brings together boutique lodging, fine dining, and spa services under one roof. Daingerfield's restaurant, housed within the historic Manor, features refined Appalachian-inspired cuisine and an award-winning wine collection, with panoramic views of Grandfather, Sugar, and Beech mountains. Elliott's Piano Bar, newly renovated in 2024, offers craft cocktails and live music in what the resort describes as an intimate, museum-quality setting. For private events, Westglow specializes in intimate gatherings. The Solarium seats up to 20 guests in a sunlit dining room with mountain views; full restaurant buyouts accommodate larger groups. The resort hosts rehearsal dinners, corporate dinners, holiday parties, and private picnics on the grounds for lodging guests.

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  Port Land Grille

  1900 Eastwood Rd, Wilmington, NC 28403, USA

  • Spaces for 24-150 Guests
  • 4 Restaurants
  • 1 Outdoor

  Port Land Grille is a progressive American restaurant located in Lumina Station, Wilmington, North Carolina, opened in November 2000 by Chef Shawn Wellersdick and floor and wine manager Anne Steketee. The name traces to a formative trip to Portland, Oregon, where the team observed how chefs built menus around regionally sourced ingredients — a philosophy they brought back to the Port City, drawing from both local waters and land while maintaining access to premium products nationwide. The main dining room seats 85 to 100 guests, with pale green walls hung with black-and-white historical photos of Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach, and large windows opening onto a landscaped patio with a fountain and live oak trees. The restaurant has earned the DiRoNA Award and consecutive Wine Spectator Awards of Excellence since 2000. For private events, Port Land Grille offers three dedicated spaces: the Airlie Room for gatherings of up to 24, the Parkway Room for up to 60, and the Fountainside Patio and Deck — an open-air outdoor space with a gas fire pit overlooking Lumina Station's pond — for up to 100 guests. Full-restaurant buyouts accommodate up to 150 guests for weddings, corporate events, and large celebrations.

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  Ballantyne Country Club

  11120 Ballantyne Crossing Ave, Charlotte, NC 28277, USA

  • Spaces for 16-500 Guests
  • 2 Restaurants
  • 1 Ballroom
  • 5 Total Spaces

  Established in 1996 in Charlotte, North Carolina, Ballantyne Country Club is a private club whose 45,000-square-foot main clubhouse anchors a range of settings for private events. Beyond its Rees Jones-designed championship golf course, the club opens its dining and meeting spaces to weddings, receptions, rehearsal dinners, showers, bar and bat mitzvahs, milestone birthdays and anniversaries, and corporate meetings. Event options span an intimate Wine Room and an executive Governors Room for gatherings of up to 16, a Stephenson Room for up to 60, and a Main Dining Room that holds up to 250 guests for cocktail receptions or 180 for seated dinners. For larger celebrations, the Event Lawn accommodates up to 500 guests outdoors. In-house culinary service, led by the club's chef and catering team, handles menus and tastings, while an on-site events staff coordinates each celebration from planning through event day.

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  Rumbling Bald Resort

  112 Mountain Blvd, Lake Lure, NC 28746, USA

  • Spaces for 50-200 Guests
  • 2 Restaurants
  • 6 Outdoor Spaces
  • 7 Total Spaces

  Rumbling Bald on Lake Lure is a resort community set on more than 3,000 acres in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in western North Carolina, with 27 miles of private Lake Lure shoreline. The property combines natural surroundings — a private sandy beach, 40 miles of hiking trails, and championship golf — with a full-service destination for weddings and private events. Multiple ceremony and reception venues accommodate gatherings from 10 to 170 guests. Lakeside ceremony sites on the community's private beach frame celebrations with views of Lake Lure and Rumbling Bald Mountain, while the mountain ceremony site overlooks the Bald Mountain Golf Course with the ridge as a backdrop. The covered, open-air Lakeview Terrace hosts up to 170 for standing receptions or 150 seated, with 180-degree lake and mountain views. The Gardens Restaurant, Beach Pavilion, and the Legends on the Lake Game Room round out the options for smaller receptions, rehearsal dinners, and intimate gatherings. All food and beverage is managed in-house, with custom menus and full bar service. On-site lodging is available across the property, with wedding guests receiving a 10% discount on accommodations. Peak season runs mid-April through mid-November, with April through June and September through October the most popular months for celebrations.

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• Country Club of Asheville

  170 Windsor Rd, Asheville, NC 28804, USA

  • Spaces for 25-400 Guests
  • 1 Restaurant
  • 1 Ballroom
  • 7 Total Spaces

  The Country Club of Asheville is a private club set against a Blue Ridge Mountain backdrop in Asheville, North Carolina, built around an 18-hole championship golf course designed by Donald Ross and recognized among the North Carolina Golf Panel's Top 100. Beyond the course, the club hosts weddings, anniversaries, birthdays, retirement parties, and corporate events for both members and non-members. Newly remodeled interiors pair modern design with mountain and landscape views, and an on-site event coordinator manages customization and day-of details while an Executive Chef oversees the fine dining. Celebrations move through a range of spaces: an outdoor ceremony site with mountain views, a wraparound bar and veranda for cocktails, and the Pisgah Ballroom with cathedral ceilings for receptions. Rooms range from intimate settings for 25 guests to a combined footprint accommodating up to 400.

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• Jefferson Landing Golf Resort

  184 W Landing Dr, Jefferson, NC 28640, USA

  • Spaces for 50-150 Guests
  • 1 Restaurant
  • 2 Country Clubs
  • 1 Meeting Space

  Jefferson Landing Club is a gated resort community spanning 700 acres in Jefferson, North Carolina, set where the Blue Ridge Mountains meet the historic New River. Founded in 1988, the championship golf course opened in 1991 and was shaped by World Golf Hall of Famer Larry Nelson; a multi-million-dollar renovation completed in 2017 — including more than $3.5 million in course improvements led by renovator Kris Spence — earned the course placement among North Carolina's top golf venues. The 32,000-square-foot renovated clubhouse anchors the property's event spaces, housing a main dining room for up to 100 guests and the intimate Mount Jefferson Room for up to 50. A 6,000-square-foot outdoor patio, a riverside park along the New River, and a dedicated ceremony chapel give planners a range of indoor and outdoor settings. On-site lodging — from individual lodge rooms to a full Manor House and private homes — makes Jefferson Landing a natural fit for multi-day destination weddings, corporate retreats, and group golf gatherings.

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• Statesville Country Club

  635 Deauville Rd, Statesville, NC 28625, USA

  • Spaces for 12-320 Guests
  • 1 Restaurant
  • 1 Ballroom
  • 3 Total Spaces

  Statesville Country Club is a private country club in Statesville, North Carolina, bringing together golf, dining, aquatics, tennis, and fitness under one membership — and opening its doors to private events for weddings, receptions, corporate gatherings, and social celebrations. The newly remodeled Ballroom anchors the event side of the club, accommodating up to 320 guests with a flexible floor plan that adapts to any room style. Smaller occasions find a home in the Board Room, a fireplace-warmed space that seats 2 to 12, and the Front Private Dining Room, which holds up to 18 guests across multiple configurations with views of the Aquatic Center. The club's culinary team builds custom event menus from a full range of options — hors d'oeuvres, buffets, plated meals, and bar packages — while an on-site events coordinator supports planning from first inquiry through event day.

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• Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar Greensboro

  3342 W Friendly Ave, Greensboro, NC 27410, USA

  • Spaces for 28-85 Guests
  • 3 Restaurants
  • 3 Meeting Spaces

  Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar in Greensboro sits in The Shops at Friendly Center, where West Friendly Avenue meets Hobbs Road near downtown. The steakhouse centers on prime steaks, best-in-class seafood, and vegetarian options, paired with a curated wine list and hand-crafted cocktails served in the Main Dining Room, Lounge, and on the Outdoor Patio. The Rooted Wine Bar offers a guided collection of wines from producers around the world, along with Prime Pours & Pairings and Meet the Maker events, while a nightly Social Hour from 4PM to 6:30PM features shareable bar bites and hand-crafted cocktails. Close to the airport, downtown, I-40, and I-85, the Greensboro location is well suited to private dinners and entertainment across the Triad. Its private dining rooms accommodate up to 80 guests and adapt to a wide range of events, from intimate family parties to large cocktail receptions and business meetings. Each room features a Cisco conferencing system for video connection with other Fleming's locations and up to five satellite sites, and an Events & Catering Associate coordinates menus and details for each occasion.

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• String & Splinter

  305 W High Ave, High Point, NC 27260, USA

  • Spaces for 80-300 Guests
  • 1 Restaurant
  • 1 Meeting Space

  String & Splinter is High Point's City Club, situated in historic Market Square in downtown High Point. Known for fine dining, extraordinary service, and incomparable Southern hospitality, the club is a favorite among locals for its dining, meeting, and entertaining spaces. The venue features 11 distinct spaces — including an expansive brick courtyard and a two-story interior — that together accommodate up to 350 guests. The Main Dining Room seats up to 80 guests, with additional capacity available in adjoining rooms. Customizable event packages support everything from wedding ceremonies and receptions to rehearsal dinners and private luncheons, with in-house catering prepared by the club's professional team. Setup, cleanup, tables, chairs, linens, china, glassware, and votive candles are all included with rental.

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